The Skeleton of Words

This image by Elizabeth Parkin is a great example of how word and image work together in a design setting.  Her design connects text and pictures in a new way.
She uses the basic shape of a human skeleton and redefines the concept of an anatomical diagram of the human body into the language of design.

Rather than simply drawing the contour lines of each bone in the human skeleton with a line pointing to that bone's name and label, Parkin incorporates the labels into the structure itself.  Therefore, the skeleton is literally comprised of words.  The chest, for example, is made of strings of the word "rib," bent into curved lines to look like actual ribs.  The shape of the pelvic bone is formed by a repeated use of the word "pelvis" in varying font sizes to mirror the curvilinear shape of a real pelvis. 

Though her version of the human diagram doesn't convey completely accurate bone structure, it gives a general sense of where each body part is located and presents the textual information as something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.  It is beautiful in its own right, due to her careful design choices and unique approach to representing the human figure.